Recent Schools News
Over the last year, KeshetUK has worked together with Chief Rabbi Mirvis, Jewish schools and Jewish LGBT+ people to produce a groundbreaking report 'The Wellbeing of LGBT+ Pupils: A Guide for Orthodox Jewish Schools'.
To find out more about the guide and to download it please click here.
To find out more about the guide and to download it please click here.
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Our schools should be safe places where students are not subjected to homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying, where all young people can thrive and learn to live in a diverse, inclusive world.
KeshetUK has continued to deliver both staff training and programming directly for students, has expanded its work to include new secondary schools, and for the first time has worked with a Jewish primary school. In 2015/16, KeshetUK has: |
- Run educational programming at JCoSS, pluralist Jewish secondary school, including multiple sessions to around 1000 Year 7,8,9 and 10 students during Pride in London 2016 week
- Ran a session for over 200 Year 10 and 11 students on LGBT inclusion for King Solomon High School LGBT inclusion week
- Developed and delivered a novel, wholestaff, inset training programme for Akiva primary school
- Delivered CPD-accredited anti-bullying training to Jewish secondary and primary day school teachers, headteachers, and community educators in partnership with Stonewall
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National LGBT charity Stonewall have just launched a new project to support and invest in 60 Training Partners to deliver training on tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying to local schools. As a partner, KeshetUK will be offering Stonewall training - additional to our regular training programmes. We are starting to plan the late 2015 - early 2016 training dates now so if you are a school worker interested in this opportunity, please contact us.
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Diversity Role Models actively seeks to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying in UK schools. They stop bullying before it happens by educating young people about difference, challenging stereotypes and addressing the misuse of language. Several KeshetUK volunteers have done training and in Summer 2015, one individual told the story of their transgender journey with Year 8 kids.
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